New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
TWO EY-OEFICIALS TESTIFY.
EX.sHERIFF sTEGMAN AND GEN. CATLIN.

MORE ABOUT PooL-sELLING IN KINGS COUNTY
THE Ex.sHERIFF's RECEIPTS.
The session of the Assembly Investigating Commit
tee in Brooklyn yesterday was taken up with the ex-
animation OF three witnesses. all Republicans. They
were ex Sheriff Stegman, who was before the commit
Zee on Frida, John Mitchell. an employe of the
Brighton Beach Association and ex-Dstrict-Attorney
Isaac S. Catln.
Mr.. St.pman produccd hooks containing the bust
ness deta of his Office while he was Sheriff. He sad
that IN the three years of his term he received H. 100
:, %sa st 600 bn ali be %s
about 70. 600 He PRODUCED statements showing the
sources of his income while Sheriff These showed
S57.o72 o3; profits, $4,000 Y: In 1883 the re-
crints OF his office were S6i.549 O6; expenses.
So IrSS7t and 2a5 % LEAVING aS
q profit OF $31.4O2 AZ. The fx-s Sheriff said that IN
1881 his campaign expenses were $685.. which he
drew from his general account ana paia II PACK aurhs
tive account which Included money spent py MN ~
Albany hen he ried to prevent n reduct'on OF his
calender fees He declare d that he was thorough ne
cver in the fee system and believed that its abolition
woud result in detrment To the interest o tr county
Mr. Parsons VINO conducted the examination. ask ed
the witness for an plan tion of an item OF To.4l3 81
which appeared the Sherihs Journal rs having oeeh
paid to Albert Daggett. Mr. Stegman said tina tho
item as made UP several financial transactions be-
tvceu himself anu Mr.. Daggett when the latter was
She in and he was Under Sheriff. In consideration OF
fers received Mr. Stcgnan had to pay $2.oo0 year
executive
paid these salaries during 1876 and part OF 1871 ana
the hole of 1873 he unable 20 do so because MS
foe we're no: large enough lie borrowed The money
from Mr. Dagceti make mp the dcucit and paid lin
back afterwsrd Ia explanation OF the pounding tees
he said that thew were DIV de equally between The
Sh.ria and his dcputy. lie said that be knew thar
comb inc had been carried at Coney Island for
seven or ei hit years and that while in Office he made
no effort TO Suppress il believing that IT was not hs
bu mess TO do 80. The witness said That he ma
borrowed 81 800 from Paul l}au' r aud $1,000 from
William Enreman. the head of the Bri hton leach
track Some of the books of his office, lie Said, ma
been stolen and bee of that he had been deprived
of uetW cen ST.. OOr to $500
.Donn Mlichell. ir., a bookkecpcr employed nj the
Brigu on Beach track denied that he had ever seen
package, OF money prepared for the purposes Oh
advertising and protccuon. "
Grncr 4 Isaac y Catln then took the stand ana toid
the committee about ala eaOrs 10 suppress gan ing
while he held the Office OF District Attorney. In 1855,
lie SAT-. ne WAS attacked by" The Bro kyn Union
for allowing pool-seng Mt the race tracks lie IN
formed Foster H. iacxu4. OF lis assistants. TO OBJ
tam evidence against the gamblers aud prosecute
incm and 10 cnertam complaints made by Anthony
Coln,IOck or ANYBODY csc. The witness went 10
Eurone tina; wear and left the whole business III tho
hands of Mr. Backu- but for reason h@ instruc-
lions were nos carried Tho ien"ral could not
remember vile her any convicted CRIMINALS were NJ
large when he went out OF Office. All the men CON
erned in the dismlssl indictments against gamblers,
he i'd tad been asked aboat that Pculiar tr"nSac-
ion but nonc OF them proessed TO know ANYTHING
aboIit II and he did not eIamn' the court records.
the committee will nee, tomorrow morning at III
o'clock.